My 175G bowfront

rsisvixen · #1 12-18-2014, 06:45 AM

Its been around 15 years since I was last in the Saltwater hobby, things have certainly changed since then

Since immigrating to Canada I've looked forward to getting back into the hobby and finally in June we got a brand new 175 second hand-hadn't ever been used.
I actually think I used up all my luck finding the tank as its been pretty bumpy since then.
It sat in our Garage till Aug/Sept as we were trying to find help to move it into the house and a kind member helped us out.
Water was added-tested for leaks and that went well

Its not reef ready so I am doing a CPR hang on the back overflow.
Heaters were ordered as well as an American marine wireless thermometer.
After 4 days the thermometer went off the rails-started reading higher and higher temps even though the glass thermometer read no such change-so back it went.
Finally we have all the rock and sand and that was set up last weekend, aquascaping was frustrating to say the least.
And now 3 months after getting the heater it randomly died-light is on but no heat.
Feeling a little cursed with electronics at the moment

Last few pics are cloudy as sand was just added.
Not sure if the pics came through.

WarDog · #2 12-18-2014, 07:04 AM

Looks like a great start to me, keep us posted!

Bblinks · #3 12-19-2014, 12:35 AM

Welcome back. That's a great size tank to start with. I am just not a huge fan of that cpr overflow, I woke up to cpr raining saltwater all over my face and my bed. It was definitely not a good wet dream. Just make sure you have a lifter pump to start the siphon. Looking forward for more updates!

rsisvixen · #4 12-19-2014, 04:29 AM

Yes I got the lifter pump with the CPR, I also got the hubby to drill a small hole in the return pipe just at the water lvl so I break the back siphon in case of a power out.

mohammadali · #5 12-20-2014, 01:05 AM

get a water detector from ebay or the home depot

Dearth · #6 12-20-2014, 11:35 PM

I feel for your frustrations as I think we all can relate in some way.

Keep moving forward and looking forward to your tank build never be afraid to ask questions even if you think it's stupid the only stupid questions are the ones that are not asked.